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Ministry of Defence
Illegal Encroachment on Vacant Defence Land
Ministry of Defence has already put in place a system whereby information of illegal encroachments on defence land is received periodically and action taken thereon is monitored.
As on 31.12.2018, 9622.807 acres of defence land has been reported to be encroached in the country. The Government has taken the following steps to check encroachments:
- Respective user Services who manage defence land are responsible for its protection, removal of encroachments and planning for its land use.
- Strengthening of Defence land management by way of computerisation and digitisation of land records; Survey, demarcation and verification of defence lands and land Audit.
- Regular inspection of sites under respective jurisdiction is conducted by the CEO/DEO/Station Commander as the case may be.
- Issue of detailed instructions by the Government emphasising the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.
- Removal of encroachments on defence land under the provisions of Public Premises  Act, 1971 as well as under the Cantonment Act, 2006.
No defence land is unused/surplus. All defence land is being utilised for bonafide military purposes only and for strategic, operational and security needs of the nation. Certain land which appears to be lying unused is meant for training, mobilisation practice, construction of Key Location Plans  and Married Accommodation.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Dr Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane in Lok Sabha today.
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National Museum of Natural History and State Museum, Lucknow sign MoU to work for environment education and conservation
National Museum of Natural History , New Delhi and State Museum, Lucknow signed an MoU today to work together in the direction of environment conservation and environment education among the masses. Under the MoU, multi-dimensional efforts will be made in organizing programmes for school and college students to create awareness about nature. The MoU was signed by Director, National Museum of Natural History, Mrs. Naaz Rizvi and Director, State Museum, Lucknow, Dr Anand Kumar Singh, in the presence of Principal Secretary, Culture & Tourism, Mr. Mukesh Mishra at Paryatan Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
The National Museum of Natural History  was established as one of the national level institutions during the Silver Jubilee celebrations of India's Independence, to portray and promote awareness on the Natural Heritage of the country. National Museum of Natural History, an institution devoted to environmental education, derives its strength principally from theme-based exhibition galleries, experiential resource centers such as Discovery Room, Activity Room, and educational and out-reach activities, with the intention to depict the country's rich natural heritage and natural history. The principal objective of the National Museum of Natural History is to promote environmental education at the national level.
As a National Institution, the National Museum of Natural History has an obligation to the entire country in respect of creating environment awareness and promoting conservation education. To achieve the objective NMNH has extended its services and its vision through its four regional Museums in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Western regions of the country for a nationwide outreach. An upcoming regional centre will be established in the North Eastern region.
State Museum, Lucknow is a prestigious and oldest multipurpose museum of the state that has a wonderful collection of artifacts related to archeology, natural history, decoration, art and numismatics. Along with the preservation, display, research and publication of the artifacts, the museum organizes temporary/permanent exhibition galleries from time to time, workshops for technical officers/employees, seminars for intellectuals/researchers, Art Appreciation courses and other educational programmes. State Museum, Lucknow works in collaboration with other Museums of the country with the aim of spreading awareness about the rich heritage of the country and the world to different regions of the country.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Rashtriya Gokul Mission envisages development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds
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- RGM scheme enhances milk production and productivity of bovines to meet growing demand of milk
- The scheme is continued under revised and realigned scheme of Department of AHD with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore
- RGM information on Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme are uploaded online on Information Network on Animal Productivity and Health  database
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission  for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds since December 2014. The scheme is important for enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines to meet the growing demand of milk and making dairying more remunerative for the rural farmers of the country. The scheme is continued under revised and realigned scheme of the Department from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore.
Under the scheme Rashtriya Gokul Mission information on Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme are uploaded online on Information Network on Animal Productivity and Health  database and are followed up till calf born.
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘International Sign Languages Day ’ Celebrated By
DEPWD, M/O Social Justice& Empowerment
‘International Sign Languages Day’ was celebrated at a virtual function organized by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre , an autonomous body under DEPwD, M/o Social Justice and Empowermenthere today. United Nations has declared 23rd September as International Sign Language Day. The theme of this year is ‘Sign Languages are for everyone’ with a view to enhancing awareness about Sign language and expanding its reach to everyone.
SmtShakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary, DEPwDwas the Chief Guest and Dr. Prabodh Seth, JS, DEPwD& Director, ISLRTC presided over the virual function. Shri V. Gopal Krishnan, General Secretary, All India Federation of Deaf, Shri. A.S. Narayanan, President, National Association of the Deaf and Dr. Usha Punjabi, Vice President of All India Foundation of the Deaf Women were also present in the function.
Addressing on the occasion, SmtShakuntala D. Gamlinsaid that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognizes Sign Language as a means of communication. Realising the importance of Sign language for persons with hearing impairment, the Government has set up the ISLRTC in 2015 to promote usage, teaching and research in Indian Sign language that brings people closer and unites them. Technology coupled with sign language has helped us in improving our modes of expressions and sublime philosophy of oneness by bridging the distance created by different languages and geographical distribution. She mentioned thatSign Language is a scientific language that is silently expressed through Signs and gestures: so sublime and harmonious with nature which binds us together through its uniform standards and modes. She highlighted the contribution of ISLRTC for the well-being of persons with hearing disabilities during the lockdown by the way of developing sign language videos of important guidelines/protocols/advisories during the lockdown relating to COVID 19.
In his address Dr. Prabodh Seth mentioned about various projects, courses and awareness programmes being carried out by ISLRTC and the projects of ISLRTC namely ISL dictionary and DEAF-NP Project. He said that 4000 words and expressions will be added to ISL dictionary having 6000 words at present. He mentioned about the two important courses being run by ISLRTC, namely Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpretation  and Diploma in Teaching Indian Sign Language .
On this occasion, ISLRTC declared the winners of the award of the 3rd Indian Sign language Competition 2020 conducted at Pan-Indian level through digital platform amongst Diploma in Teaching Indian Sign Language  and Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpretation  students across India.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Coast Guard ships continue efforts to douse fire on container ship MV X-Press Pearl
Indian Coast Guard Ships Vaibhav and Vajra continue efforts to douse the intense fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo. ICG Dornier aircraft has undertaken air reconnaissance of the area for assessment and support. No oil spill has been reported. ICG ship Samudra Prahari, a specialised Pollution Response  vessel has also been despatched in PR configuration to augment the firefighting efforts and respond to oil spill, if occurred. ICG deployed its assets in response to request of Sri Lankan authorities and Govt of India directives thereon.
The distressed vessel MV X-Press Pearl was carrying 1486 containers with nitric acid and other hazardous IMDG code chemicals. The extreme fire, damage to containers and prevailing inclement weather has caused the vessel to tilt to one side resulting in falling of containers overboard. Concerted joint efforts are in progress by two ICG Ships and four tugs of Sri Lankan authorities to douse the fire.
ICG ship Vajra had entered Colombo port on 26 May 21 evening and handed over 4500 litres of AFFF compound and 450 kg Dry Chemical Powder to Sri Lanka authorities before rejoining the firefighting operations early morning today. In addition, ICG formations at Kochi, Chennai and Tuticorin are standby for immediate assistance towards Pollution Response. Continuous coordination is being maintained with Sri Lankan Coast Guard and other Sri Lankan authorities for augmenting the overall response operations towards containing the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl.
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PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO VISIT HARYANA TOMORROW
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Haryana  tomorrow .
At Karnal, the President will grace the 19th convocation of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Dairy Research Institute. While at Hisar, she will grace the 25th convocation of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Delegation of Ladakhi veteran leaders met Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah
A delegation of Ladakhi veteran leaders, Venerable Thiksay Rinpoche , Shri Thupstan Chhewang  and Shri Chhering Dorje @ Lakrook , on behalf of the people of Leh, Ladakh, met with the Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah on September 26, 2020. Shri G. Kishan Reddy, MOS Home and Shri Kiren Rijiju, MOS Youth Affairs & Sports were also present during the meeting.
The delegation was assured that all issues related to language, demography, ethnicity, land and jobs will be considered positively/ taken care of. A dialogue between a larger Ladakhi delegation comprising of representatives from Leh and Kargil Districts under the aegis of “Peoples Movement for Constitutional safeguard under VIth Schedule” and Union Home Ministry would commence after 15 days of the culmination of LAHDC, Leh elections. Any decision so reached in this connection would be in consultation with the representatives from Leh and Kargil.
Union Home Minister assured the delegation that Government of India is committed to empower the LAHDC of Leh and Kargil and would safeguard interests of the people of the UT of Ladakh. It would explore all avenues towards this objective.
The Government of India is open to discuss protection available under the 6th Schedule of Constitution of India while looking into issues related to Ladakhi people.
The delegation has agreed to withdraw it’s call for the boycott of the ensuing LAHDC, Leh elections and promised it’s wholesome support to the smooth conduct of these elections.
Special Service and Features
IIT Madras Records Increase in Pre-Placements Offers for 2022-23
Indian Institute of Technology Madras Students have registered a strong performance in Pre-Placement this academic year with the offers increasing during 2022-23. A robust summer internship process, which the Institute conducted completely in offline mode, helped connect the Industry and students and drove up the Pre-Placement Offers .
As many as 333 PPOs  have been made to IIT Madras students during the 2022-23 Academic Year as against 231 offers during the entire 2021-22.The PPOs will continue to be made till the commencement of Phase I of Campus Placements, which is scheduled for 1st December 2022.
A major factor behind this performance in PPOs is the strong internship programme of the institute. This process facilitates students to intern in companies and leads to PPOs. The constant increase in PPOs is the result of excellent performance of students during their internships.
Explaining the factors behind the increase in PPOs this year, Prof.Sathyan, Advisor , IIT Madras, said, “We are pleased to see the increase in PPOs this year. We encourage more companies to use the internship as a long interview process to assess the student and offer PPOs. A student being offered and accepting a PPO is likely to lead a good long-term association with the company.”
PRE-PLACEMENT OFFERS AT IIT MADRAS: RECENT YEARS
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YEAR
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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PPOs
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73
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114
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135
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170
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186
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231
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333Highlighting the importance of Internships to Campus Placements in IIT Madras, Prof.P.Murugavel, Advisor , IIT Madras, said, “The internship program is giving an opportunity for the students to demonstrate their learnt skills and the companies to fetch the desired talents. Happy to note that the success of the internship program at IIT-M is evidenced from the greater number of PPOs received this year.”
The Top Five Companies that made highest number of PPOs include
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2022-23
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No. of PPOs -2022
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Qualcomm
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19
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Honeywell
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19
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Microsoft
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17
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Goldman Sachs
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15
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Texas Instruments
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14
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Oracle
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IIT MADRAS – CAMPUS INTERNSHIP DATA
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DETAILS
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2020-21

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2021-22

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2022-23|
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No. of Companies Registered
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132
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146
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122
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No. of Profiles Registered
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242
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247
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203
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No. of offers
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618
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772
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557
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No. of Students Registered
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970
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1330
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1397
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No. of Students placed as interns
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542
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708
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504
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Percentage of Internship
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57%
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54%
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36% till date

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 85 Cr
More than 68 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.77%
28,326 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 0.90% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 93 days
With the administration of 68,42,786 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 85 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 83,64,110 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,71,245
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2nd Dose
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88,28,268
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,48,990
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2nd Dose
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1,48,10,221
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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34,66,84,035
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2nd Dose
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7,34,36,483
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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15,59,65,608
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2nd Dose
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7,35,71,780
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,94,61,207
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2nd Dose
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5,46,03,690
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Total
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85,60,81,527
The recovery of 26,032 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,29,02,351.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.77%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 91 consecutive days now.
28,326 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 3,03,476. Active cases presently constitute 0.90% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
14,88,945 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 56.32 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.98% remains less than 3% for the last 93 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 1.90%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 27 days and below 5% for 110 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
DGCA monitors airfares on certain routes on monthly basis to ensure reasonable airfares
Airfare capping is applicable on a rolling basis for a 15 days' cycle
Air fares are not regulated by the Governments. Under the provision of Sub Rule  of Rule 135, aircraft Rules 1937, airlines are free to fix reasonable tariff having regard to all relevant factors, including the cost of operation, characteristics of service, reasonable profit and the generally prevailing tariff. Air fare so established by the airlines is published on their respective website under the provision of Sub Rule  of Rule 135, Aircraft Rules 1937.
In order to prevent excessive charging and sudden surges in airfares and to promote transparency by scheduled domestic airlines, Directorate General of Civil Aviation  has issued Air Transport Circular 02 of 2010 wherein airlines are required to display on their respective websites the tariff sheet route-wise across their network in various fare categories and the manner it is offered in the market.
DGCA has a Tariff Monitoring Unit that monitors airfares on certain routes on monthly basis to ensure that the airlines do not charge airfares outside a range declared by them.
During the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the revenue streams of businesses including aviation sector. Under normal circumstances, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the Government. However, due to the unprecedented circumstances, fare bands with upper and lower limits were introduced by the Government as a special measure. The fare bands serve the dual purpose of protecting the interests of the travelers as well as of the airlines.
The fare bands were revised from time to time in view of the substantial hike in price of Aviation Turbine Fuel in order to keep the aviation sector viable while protecting the interests of the passengers. Presently, fare capping is applicable on a rolling basis for a 15 days' cycle. The Government regularly reviews the situation. Further, decisions regarding the domestic scheduled operations and relaxation in fare capping is subject to prevailing COVID-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen.  V. K. Singh  in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Visit of Chief of the Air Staff  to Frontline Air bases in Eastern Air Command
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff  visited frontline air bases in Eastern Air Command  on 02 Sep 20.
On arrival at the bases in Eastern Air Command the CAS was received by respective Air Officers Commanding who apprised him of the readiness state and operational preparedness of the combat units under their command. The CAS also met and interacted with air warriors serving in these units during the course of his visit. He lauded the focussed efforts by the station personnel towards maintaining proficiency in all roles envisaged and urged them to continue performing their duty with due diligence.
Ministry of Defence
Webinar with Australia on Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership and Expo held
A webinar between India and Australia was held today. The Theme of webinar was “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo”. It was organized under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM.
This webinar is the part of the series of webinars which are being organized with friendly foreign countries in order to boost defence exports and achieve defence export target of $5 billion in the next five years.
High Commissioner of India to Australia, Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to India and Senior MoD officials from both side participated in the webinar and spoke about bolstering the relationship between the defence production and manufacturing ecosystems of the two countries. Shri Sanjay Jaju, Additional Secretary  stated that Australia-India defence relationship encompasses almost all major areas of military partnerships which indicate a greater degree of interoperability in defence and technological cooperation between two countries. Further he mentioned that besides self-reliance being a motto for defence manufacturing in our country, we have also liberalised our Defence Acquisition Procedure as well as FDI protocols.
Indian companies BEL, HAL and private companies made company and product presentations on major platforms. From Australian industries Quintessence Labs, Memko, Mil-Spec Manufacturing, Prism Defence and Sentient Vision made company presentations.
The webinar was attended by more than 140 delegates and more than 100 virtual exhibition stalls from Indian companies and 12 virtual stalls were setup by Australian companies in the Expo.
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